Horse-collar machine



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0'. J. MGNULTY. HORSE GOLLAB MACHINE. No. 442,992. Patented D60. 16, 1890.

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0. J. MCNULTY.

HORSB GOLLAR MACHINE. No. 442,992. Patented Bec. 16, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CALEB J. MCNULTY, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,992, daced December 16, 1890.

Application filed June 23, 1890. Serial No. 356,472. (No modal.)

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Be it known that I, CALEB MCNULTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State 01; Missouri, have invented a new and useful Machine for Molding and Pressing Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for molding and pressing horse-collars; and it has for its object to construct a machine of this class which shall be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and by means of which collars of various sizes may be quickly and accurately pressed or molded to conform to the exact Shape of the hames in con nection with which they are to be used.

' The invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which Will be hereinafterfnlly described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved horse-collar-molding 1na- Chine. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the base-board of the machine with several of the parts detaohed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the parts or sections of the molding-flange. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional VieW taken on the line 4 et in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 5 5 in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a bottom view showing the moldingflange detached from the base.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

1 designates the base of my improved collanpress and moldiugmachine, upon which is mounted a central longitudinal slide 2, one end of which is upturned to form a lug 3, having a screw-threaded perforation 4, through which passes the adjusting-screw 5, which.is swiveled in a suitable box or bearing 6 at one end of the base-board. The screw 5 has a handle 7, by means of which it may be conveniently manipulated.

8 designates the moldingflange, which is composed of four sections designated, re- Spectively, 9 9 and 10 10, adapted to form, respectively, the upper and lower halves of the collar. The parts of said pieces 9 and 10 are properly shaped, as Will be seen in the drawings, so to conform to the configuration of the inner surface of a horse-collar. The said flangesections are provided With outwardly extending lugs 11, having slots 12 to receive the screws orbolts 13, by rneans of Which they are secured upon the base in the required position for operation. The slots in the several lugs are so formed that when the several sections are moved outwardly the upper sections 9 shall be moved laterally only, wihile the lower sections shall at the same time be guided in a downward direction, the slots 12 in the luge 11 of said lower sections being formed obliquely, as Will be clearly seen by reference to the drawings.

The longitudinally-movable slide is pro' Vided at its lower end With a transverse slot 14, adapted to receive lugs or studs 15, projecting clownwardly from the ends of the lower sections 10. The upper sections 9 are provided With inwardly-extending brackets 16, provided at their inner ends with oblique slots 17, engaging lugs or studs 18, projecting upwardly from the longitudinally-movable slide 2. It Will thus be seen that by operating the slide 2 by means of the screw 5 the several sections of the molding-frame Wlll be forced or spread apart or drawn together, according to the direction in which the screw is rotated.

Stops 19 are arranged upon the base-board near its upper end for the purpose of limiting the movement of the sections of the molding-frame in an upward direction.

The upper sections of the molding-fiange are provided With guides 20,attached to their meeting edges, for the purpose of receiving and guiding the meeting edges of the lower sections of said nxolding-fiange. Said guides also serve to cover the outer sides of the joints between the meeting edges of the said sections. The sections 0 0 and 10 10 of the moldingflange are provided on their inner sides With loops or bails 21, having recesses or perforations 22 to receive the ends of the rods 23, which are shouldered, as shown at 24., to abut against the inner sides of the loops or bails 21. Each of the rods 93 is screwthreaded atone end to fit a correspondingly-screw-threaded perforation in the 1001) or bail which it engages, and each of said rods is provided with a handle 25, by means of whieh it1naybe turned so as to space the sections 9 or 10 Wth whieh it is connected any desired distance apart independently et the adjustment by means of the longitudinally-grooved slide 9.

26 designates a presser-frame,whieh is composed of two correspondingly-shaped halves or sections,which are substantially of the outline of a horse-eollar. These sections are hinged together at theirlowcr ends bymeans et the pins 27, extending through lugs 98,projeeting from the sections of the frame 26, and also through a series of perforations 29 in a plate 30,which serves as a hinged plate; The upper ends of the parts of the frame 26 are conneeted by a transverse boit 31, provided at its ends With a thumb-nut 32, enabling the said parts to be connected adjustably and separably.

33 designates a post whioh extends upwardly from the baseboard 1. The upper end of said post is screw-threaded and provided With a nut 34, having handlcs 35., extending in opposite directions, to enable said nut to be conveniently manipulated.

36 designates an elastic trame having outwardly and clownwardly extending legs 37, which terminate at their lower ends in feet 38, adapted to rest on the upper side of the presser-trame 26.

In operation the l1orse-collar,Which has been previously stuffed or iilled and had ils ends joined, is monnted upon the moldingflange of my improvcd pressing apparatus. I next buekle a pair of han1es of the size for which the collaris intendedinto position upon the said collar, after which the presser-framc 26 is adjusted in position, and the springframe is next mounted upon the post 33, aiter which the nut 3l is screwed clown against said spring-frame, forcing the latter and the presser-frame :20 downwardly against the coi lar with an y desired degree of pressure. 'lhe sections of the molding-frame are next expanded by operating the screw 5, thus expanding the collar within the ends and causing a perfect fit to be attained. lhe collar 1naybe left in the press for any desired length of time, after which the spring-frame and presser-trame may loe removed by ren1oving the nnt 34-, thus enabling the collar to be removed, after which the sections et the 1noldingflange may be restored to their normal condition, and the press is then ready for a repetition of the operation. It wiil be seen that the sections of the molding-flange may be readily adjustcd to fit collars of various sizes. It WU. furthermore be seen that by the use of my improved press the collars will acquire the exact shape of the haines in eon nection With whieh they are to be used, there by saving much future trouble and annoy ance.

The slide 2, as will be soen in the accom panyng drawings, is provided With a longi tudinal slot to admit the vertical post 33 and to prevent the latter from intertering uith the operation of the device.

Vhile I have in the foregoing deseribed what I consider to be the preferable form et my invention, I desire it to be understood that I reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may be resorted towithont departing from the spirit of my inven tion.

IIaving thus described 1ny invention, what I claim, and dcsire t0 secure by Lctters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the class deseribed, the co1nbination of-the base-board, the longitudinally-movable slide, a screw swiveled in suitable bearings and engaging a screw-threaded perforation in said slide, a moldingflange composed of separable sections having outwardly-extending slotted lugs, bolts or screws extcnding through said slotted lugs and seeuring the sections of the molding-flange to the base-board, lngs extending from the upper fiange-sections through a transverse slot in the longitudinally-movablc slide, and lugs extending from the latter through oblique slots in arms or braekets extending inwardly from the lower fiange-sections, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the molding-fiange composed of separable sections having slotted lugs, the longitudinally-movable slide and operating-serew for the latter, lugs extending fron1 said slide through oblique slots in arms extending inwardly from the lower flan gesections, lngs extendingfrom the upper fiange-sections through a transverse slot in said slide, and stops to limit the longitudinal movcment of the lower flange-sections, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a machine 01: the class described, the molding-flange composed of the upper and lower sections, each provided on their inner sides with lugs or bails, in combination with the screw-threaded rods connecting the upper and lower sections, rcspectively, screw-threaded ends of said rods extending into the flangesections at one sidc, and the opposite ends of said rods being shouldered to engage perforations in the bails of the opposite sections, said rods being provided With handles, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

I. In a machine of the class described, the molding-fiange composed of separable sections constructed as described, in combination With mechanism for simultaneously expanding the several sections longitudinally and transversely and independent mechanisn1 for expanding the opposite side sections laterally, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of the base-board, the 1noldingflange, mechanism for expanding the sections of said fiange simultaneonsly ontwardly, a presser-trame, and a springframe for forcing the latter clownwardly upon the molding- IOO IIO

fiange, substantially as and for the pnrpose set forth.

6. In a machine of the class dcscribed, the combination of the moiding-flange constructed f separable sections, mechanism for simuitaneously expandin g the sections of said molding-fiange outwardiy, the presser-frame, a boit or post extending upwardly from the base, a spring-frame mounted on said post and adapted to bear against the presser-frame, and a nut t0 force the said spring-frame downwardly against the p1esSer-f1am e, substantially as set forth.

7. A machine for prcssingor moidinghorsecoilars, comprising, essentially, a base-board, a molding-fiange composed of four separable sections having slotred lugs to receive screws or bolts by means of which theyare monnted upon the base-board, mechanism, substantially as deseribed, for sinmltaneously expanding the sections of the moiding-flange outwardly, independent mechanism for forcing the side sections of the molding-fiange in opposite directions, a presser-frame composed of two adj ustabiy-connected sections adapted to be mounted upon the mold ing-fiange, a springframe to bcar against said presserframe, and mechanism for forcing the said spring-frame downwardly against the presserframe, substantially as set; forth.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination, With the expansible moldingflange and the presser-frame, of the spring frame having downwardly and outwardly extending legs terminating in feet adapted to bear against the presser-frame, and mechanism foi forcing the said springframe downwardly against the prcsser-frame, substan tially as and for the purpose set f0rth.

In testimony that I daim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed 1ny signature in presence of two witnesses.

CALEB J. MCNULTY.

W'itnesses:

VILSON A. FAST, REXFORD RHODES. 

